Luke Nelson and Phil Niekro Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Luke Nelson or Phil Niekro? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Luke Nelson vs. Phil Niekro comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Luke Nelson Phil Niekro
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Relief Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Lost Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Luke Nelson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
3
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
274
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
53.72
100
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
245
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
45
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
2012
60
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.96
2.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.35
2.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.6
3.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.46
3.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.11
4.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.244
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.246
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
73
552
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
552
Career
162 Game Avg.
24.33
183.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
183.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
22
166
Career
162 Game Avg.
5044
166
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8.14
8.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.4
8.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
482
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.37
0.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.8
0.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.11
0.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.56
0.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
11
83
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809
83
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
86
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.07
4.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3342
83
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.07
4.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.57
4.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.22
1.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.87
1.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.904
0.904
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.904
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
226
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
8
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
102
771
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22677
771
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
2337
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.33
3.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.89
3.33
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
87
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.356
1.356
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.268
1.356
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
680
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20491
680
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.266
0.266
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.266
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.73
37.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.76
37.73

Fielding Stats for Luke Nelson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
1
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
864
162
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
716
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16213
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5404.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
386
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
878
90
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
108
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1301
108
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
108
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1264
108
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
97.16
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.667
0.667
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.463
0.667
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
83
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Nelson and Phil Niekro

Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
866
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
126
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1707
126
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
126
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1537
126
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.143
0.143
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.143
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.429
0.429
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.451
0.429
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
260
18
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
210
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
18
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
18
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.005
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.027
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.29
5.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.59
5.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
289
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.143
0.143
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.143
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.286
0.286
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.211
0.286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.429
0.429
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.381
0.429
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.143
0.143
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.042
0.143
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.136
0.136
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.27
0.333
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
109
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
182
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.07
1.18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34.77
1.18
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
72
Career
162 Game Avg.
314
72
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.75
1.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.44
1.75
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
129
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
0
Luke Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
35
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Luke Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Phil Niekro
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0